Hi, Slobodan,
I followed your suggestions and created El Torito CD from PreFBA image and
used it during FBA process when booting from HD C: drive , did Etprep which
reboots system( yes it didn't boot from HD C: this time). Did HD2 ISO and
captured final El Torito image which now boots OK with EWF working properly.
Thanks for all your help.
Now on to next problem as I want to add files to El Torito CD which will be
Visible as F: drive which can be copied to HD C: drive when system has
booted from El Torito CD. Nero6 Ultra edition as far as I know allows you
to create EL Torito bootable CD by
1. Use the ISO image burn which don't allow any additional files besides
what is in the image ( only C: drive will display files when booted from
this CD and F: will be empty)
2. use HD emulation where you need partition of HD contain bootable image
and you can add additional directories/ files to F: drive.
Is there a way to restore ISO image on a HD drive partition ( I have two
systems one for burning CD and One to create ISO images )
Thanks again for all your help
Regards
Jay
"Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > > Strange. How did you do that check? If everything is ok, your machine
> > should shutdown and if you try to boot it from HDD again it
> > > should not be able to.
> >
> > After etprep system reboots automatically and CMD Ewfmgr C:
> > shows that RAM EWF is enabled .
>
> This is first error that I spotted before. I just needed confirmation.
> If etprep swapped volume letters successfully after the reboot XPe should
not be able to boot from HDD any more. Since volume
> letters in MountedDevices would be changed.
>
> You can load registry hive offline from another OS by using regedit. And
check if C: points to disk signature 'ELTO' instead the one
> used by HDD.
>
> > Following is the procedure I use to create El Torito CD may be you can
spot
> > where I am missing something.
> >
> > 1 . Build Image and copy it to El Torito Development system. This
system
> > has HD with 2 partitions C: size =300MB ( for CE Image) D: size = 800
MB
> > (for ISO image creation)
>
> C: You mean XPe image?
> Also are you sure that you need D:?
>
> > 2. Boot to C: drive and FBA runs after 2 reboots it is ready for etprep.
(
> > the BIOS is changed to boot from HD first and not from CD) and in CD
drive
> > I have EL Torito CD ( one I have made from previous project with NTE
image
> > and it boots fine).
>
> I don't know if you can use this 'ELTO' disk. You should make EltoDisk by
hd2iso from your partitioned HDD C: as you would later
> when you make EL-torito bootable image.
> So this step can be a problem.
>
> > 3 . After checking Ewfmgr and Ewfmgr C: , FBA log for EL Torito PNP
driver
> > is present I do Etprep. System reboots to C: drive on HD.
> > QUESTION:Is this correct or I should boot from CD to create ISO image?
>
> Unfortunately ewfmgr at this phase means nothing since it is configured
from hiddend EWF partition. After etprep this partition is
> deleted and configuration is pulled from registry itself.
> This also can be checked from offline registry.
> At this step you should check if you see and can access el-torito volume
with letter E:, F: or something like that.
>
> > 4. When booted from C drive on HD I check Ewfmgr C:
> > RAM EWF is enabled . I shutdown system and boot from EL Torito CD I
have
> > in CD drive. Run HD2ISO to create image file.
>
> Like I said after you use etprep you should not be able to boot again in
XPe from HDD, and you should not try to do that also.
>
> You have lost few days needlessly because you did not sticked with
original documentation but you have tried to improvise procedure.
> If you want to improvise then you must know exactly what steps can go
wrong I how you can detect what went wrong. If you have looked
> in this NG on this subject you will see that I'm using different procedure
from original procedures described by MS.
>
> For instance you can find my component or MS description of EWF that will
allow you to configure EWF without temporary config
> partition that is created. This will give you clean control over the EWF
state and functionality.
> www.xpefiles.com you can find it there.
>
> Volume letters can be swapped manually in registry or etprep can be used
to do only this.
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/c...n/default.aspx
>
> But for all these cases you should use same El-torito disk that you have
created with 'ELTO' signature. Or you should change numbers
> in TD to match CD diskid that you have been using.
>
> Please be aware that 'ELTO' is written as hex or decimal numbers depending
on where you look at this signature.
>
> Best regards,
> Slobodan
>
> > "Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi Jay,
> > >
> > > Welcome to the El Torito fan club :-)
> > >
> >
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...sxp.embedded.*
> > >
> > > > I have checked that after ""etprep"" Ewfmgr shows EWF is enabled and
> > > > protecting C: volume.
> > >
> > > Strange. How did you do that check? If everything is ok, your machine
> > should shutdown and if you try to boot it from HDD again it
> > > should not be able to.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Slobodan
> > >
> > > "Jay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I am trying to create El Torito boot CD for my XPE image and
Creating CD
> > > > from the image captured by HD2ISO app.
> > > >
> > > > when CD boots I get following message
> > > >
> > > > " An I/O Operation initiated by the registry failed the registry
could
> > not
> > > > read in or write out, or flush one of the files that contain the
system
> > > > image of registry "
> > > > when I OK the response which is only option system reboots.
> > > >
> > > > I am assuming this is EWF problem. I am using RAM overlay and system
has
> > > > 1Giga bytes of memory .
> > > >
> > > > I have checked that after ""etprep"" Ewfmgr shows EWF is enabled and
> > > > protecting C: volume.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas suggestions?.
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Jay
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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